Ironing-stand



(No Model.)

W. FIELDS D. D. MAYFI'ELD.

. I IBONING STAND. No. 267,857. Patented Nov 21, 1882:

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UNITED STATES PATENT FFICEQ WESLEY FIELDS AND DANIED D. MAYFIELD, OF ROBINSON, ILLINOIS.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 267,857, dated November 21, 1882.

I Application filed February 23, 1882. (N0 model.) i

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, WESLEY FIELDS and DANIEL D. MAYFIELD, citizens of the United States, of Robinson, in the county of Crawford and State of Illinois, have invented a new and valuable Improvementin Ironing-Stands 5 and we do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawings is arepresentation of a vertical sectional view of our improved ironing-stand, and Fig. 2 is a bottom view of the same.

This invention has relation to ironing-stands; and it consists in the novel construction and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described, and particularlypointed out in the claims.

In the accompanyingdrawings, the letter A designates the longer legs of the stand or table, which are connected near their lower ends by the round, step, or cleat, a, and pivoted near their npperends to the cleat b, which is secured to the end of the board B, between the oblique shoulders c of said board, against which the legs A rest when in an unfolded position, by their upper extensions, d, to which the head rest or transverse shelf U is pivoted. This head-rest (l is provided with arms 6 e, which are pivoted to the legex'tensions d, and the former of these arms is made with a circular slot, g, through which extends a clamp-screw, h, designed to hold the head in position securely after adjustment. This head or shelf is designed to take two positions, one parallel to the ironing-board and the other at right angles thereto, when the board is placed on end in position to serve as a step-ladder.

D represents the short legs, which are pivoted between the long legs A, and are firmly connected by means of the steps or rounds to and the slotted end bar, 70, which, when the stand is unfolded, is connected to the board B by means of a cleat, l, and button m. When a folded within the loo glegs, and flush therewith,

the short legs are kept in position by means of buttons 2, pivoted to the upper and lower portions of said long legs, and so arranged in order to prevent the legs D, to which the three main steps or rounds a are attached, from movingoutofposition when the stand is placed on end foruse as a step-ladder.

E represents the press-board, having supporting-cleats n underneath, and provided with a clamp-screw, 10, which passes through a per foration, q, near the end of the board B, and is secured on the under side thereof by a nut, s. This press-board is designed to be turned laterally in either direction, and can be readily and quickly removed. v

F indicates a side leaf, which is hinged at t t to the edge of the ironing-board B, and is turned up when a wide board is required. This falling leaf is supported in the raised position by means of a slide or button, thelatter being shown in the drawings at o, pivoted. in position to be turned within the space between the legs of the stand when the latter are folded up against the board.

Having described this invention, what 'we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

1. The folding ironing-stand having the board B, the long legs A, short legs D, steps or in angular relation to the ironing-board, as 

